Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 826 | 961 | 799 | 655 | 813 | 767 | 849 | 2450 | 3931 | 4766 | 5684 | 7162 | 6492 | 5231 | 4027 | 2716 | 1335 | 1053 | 1009 | 1415 | 1366 | 1435 | 1459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.95m | 3:48PM2.02m | 4:10AM1.95m | 4:36PM1.97m | 4:59AM1.92m | 5:23PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.03m | 10:03PM0.08m | 10:25AM0.07m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:16AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 826 | 961 | 799 | 655 | 813 | 767 | 849 | 2450 | 3931 | 4766 | 46 | 46 | 6492 | 5231 | 4027 | 2716 | 1335 | 1053 | 1009 | 264 | 1366 | 1435 | 1459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 14 | NE 7 | NE 13 | ENE 14 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 13 | S 17 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 15 | 63 | 18 | — | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 562 | 454 | 351 | 25 | 207 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 13 | — | NE 12 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 43 | 5 | 26 | — | 24 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 15 | — | 2 | 78 | — | 2238 | 2222 | 5684 | 7162 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | 1415 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 276 | 256 | 300 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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